encryption

[Andreas Köhler]

Hi,

Am Sonntag, den 30.09.2007, 14:59 -0400 schrieb Josh Sled:
> "Toan T Nguyen" <nguyenthetoan at gmail.com> writes:
> > Hi , do you know if gnucash supports encryption?
> 
> No, it intentionally does not.
> 
> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Is_it_possible_to_provide_security_for_GC_data_using_CFS.2C_etc..3F
> 
> 
> > If the answer is "NO". Can somebody suggest a good cross-platform
> > encryption program ? I currently use encfs in linux (so that I don't
> > need root access, or the mount/umount cumbersomeness). But this
> > program doesn't work with MS Windows.
> 
> There are certainly similar folder-level programs for Windows, but they might
> not be cross-platform.  I'm not aware of any in particular.
> 
> If you do specifically want something cross-platform, I'd suggest using gpg
> manually.  There might be a better option, however.

There is also truecrypt from http://www.truecrypt.org

-- andi5